Personal Protective Equipment at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1993

  1. Introductory Text

  2. 1.Citation and commencement

  3. 2.Interpretation

  4. 3.Disapplication of these Regulations

  5. 4.Provision of personal protective equipment

  6. 5.Compatibility of personal protective equipment

  7. 6.Assessment of personal protective equipment

  8. 7.Maintenance and replacement of personal protective equipment

  9. 8.Accommodation for personal protective equipment

  10. 9.Information, instruction and training

  11. 10.Use of personal protective equipment

  12. 11.Reporting loss or defect

  13. 12.Exemption certificates

  14. 13.Modifications, repeal and revocations

  15. Signature

    1. SCHEDULE 1

      Relevant Community Directives

      1. 1.Council Directive of 21st December 1989 on the approximation of...

    2. SCHEDULE 2

      Modifications

      1. Part 1 The Factories Act (Northern Ireland) 1965

        1. 1.In section 31(6), for “breathing apparatus of a type approved...

      2. Part II Shipbuilding and Ship-Repairing Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1971

        1. 2.In each of regulations 49, 50(1) and 59(1), for “breathing...

      3. Part III Ionising Radiations Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1985

        1. 3.In regulation 23(1), after “that respiratory protective equipment”, there shall...

        2. 4.After regulation 23(1), there shall be inserted—

        3. 5.At the end of regulation 23 there shall be inserted—...

      4. Part IV Control of Lead at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1986

        1. 6.In regulation 7— (a) after “respiratory protective equipment”, there shall...

        2. 7.In regulation 8, for “adequate protective clothing”, there shall be...

        3. 8.After regulation 8, there shall be inserted— Compliance with relevant...

        4. 9.In regulation 9, for paragraph (b), there shall be substituted—...

        5. 10.In regulation 13, after paragraph (2), there shall be inserted—...

        6. 11.In regulation 18(2), the full stop at the end shall...

      5. Part V Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1988

        1. 12.In regulation 8(3), after “shall” where that word first appears,...

        2. 13.After regulation 8(3) there shall be inserted—

        3. 14.In regulation 20(2), the full stop at the end shall...

      6. Part VI Noise at Work Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990

        1. 15.After regulation 8(2) there shall be inserted—

      7. Part VII Control of Substances hazardous to Health Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990

        1. 16.In regulation 13(2) the full stop at the end shall...

        2. 17.In regulation 7, after paragraph (3), there shall be inserted—...

        3. 18.In regulation 7, in sub-paragraph (6)(b) thereof, there shall be...

        4. 19.In regulation 8(2), after “these Regulations”, there shall be inserted...

        5. 20.In regulation 14(2) the full stop at the end shall...

      8. Part VIII Construction (Head Protection) Regulations (Northern Ireland) 1990

        1. 21.After regulation 4(2) there shall be inserted—

        2. 22.For regulation 7(4), there shall be substituted—

        3. 23.In regulation 9(2), the full stop at the end shall...

    3. SCHEDULE 3

      Revocations

  17. Explanatory Note